Application of the Systems Approach to the Management of Complex Water Systems

ISBN 10: 3039437690 / ISBN 13: 9783039437696

Published by Mdpi AG, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Application of the Systems Approach to the Management of Complex Water Systems
• Publisher: Mdpi AG
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3039437690
• ISBN 13: 9783039437696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

During the past five decades, we have witnessed a tremendous evolution in water resource system management. Three characteristics of this evolution are of particular note: First, the application of the systems approach to complex water management problems has been established as one of the most important advances in the field of water resource management. Second, the past five decades have brought a remarkable transformation of attitude in the water resource management community towards environmental concerns and action to address these concerns. Third, applying the principles of sustainability to water resource decision-making requires major changes in the objectives on which decisions are based, and an understanding of the complicated inter-relationships between existing ecological, economic, and social factors. The Special Issue includes 15 contributions that offer insights into contemporary problems, approaches, and issues related to the management of complex water resources systems. It will be presumptuous to say that these 15 contributions characterize the success or failure of the systems approach to support water resources decision-making. However, these contributions offer interesting lessons from current experiences and highlight possible future work.